Jon Spaihts

‘Doctor Strange’ Gets ‘Prometheus’ Writer Jon Spaihts

Prometheus screenwriter Jon Spaihts has entered negotiations with Marvel Studios to write the screenplay for Doctor Strange. The news comes just weeks after the studio hired Scott Derrickson to direct the Marvel Phase Three adventure.

The new report from Deadline also backs up earlier rumors that Marvel has Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Leto on their short list of contenders to play the title character. However, we reported yesterday that Jared Leto is also in early talks to replace Will Smith in Legedary's Brilliance.

‘Tron 3’ and ‘The Black Hole’ Updates from Director Joseph Kosinski

Don't worry, Disney sci-fi lovers. Two of their most beloved genre franchises are still on track with the sequel Tron 3 and the long-awaited remake The Black Hole coming in the near future.

The original 1979 The Black Hole followed a deep space exploration team that discovers a long lost ship hovering outside of a massive black hole. Upon investigation, they find a crazed scientist and an army of drones who plan to enter the black hole and live to tell the tale. At the time of its release, many looked at the film as Disney's quick attempt to cash in on the Star Wars craze that erupted throughout pop culture two years before. Its not just possible, but very likely, that the The Black Hole neomake will debut alongside Star Wars: Episode VII or one of the many sequels Disney currently has planned, which should be interesting since Disney now owns both properties.

‘The Black Hole’ Remake Lands ‘Prometheus’ Writer Jon Spaihts

Prometheus screenwriter Jon Spaihts has been hired to bring new life to Disney's languishing remake of The Black Hole, which has Joseph Kosinski attached to direct.

The project was first put into development way back in 2009, when Joseph Kosinski was prepping his directorial debut Tron: Legacy. Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim) was first brought on to write the script, although we have heard very little about the project over the past few years.

Jerry Bruckheimer Acquires Untitled Outer Space Project

No plot details were revealed, but this isn't Jon Spaihts' first time behind an outer space project. Jon Spaihts was the original screenwriter on Ridley Scott's Prometheus, when it was still considered a prequel to the 1979 classic Alien. Lost executive producer Damon Lindelof is currently rewriting the project with Ridley Scott.

‘Alien Prequel’ Delayed 12 Months

If you are anxiously awaiting Ridley Scott's Untitled Alien Prequel and its subsequent sequel, you're going to have to wait a little longer. According to Scriptflags, the upcoming sci-fi horror saga won't return to theaters until 2013 and 2014 respectively. The first of these prequels had previously been set to debut in 2012.

Neither 20th Century Fox nor Ridley Scott gave a reason for the delay. This news comes two months after their widely publicized disagreement over budget and story, which saw Scott wanting a big budget, heavy R rating, while the studio wants a low grade PG-13 outing.